Unit 1 2016 Flashcards
what happens when an atom loses/gains an electron?
It becomes charged, an ion.
Where is the lowest energy level?
closest to the nulceus
Why do atoms react?
because they don’t have a full outer shell
What is ionic bonding?
metal loses electrons to form a positive ion and non-metal gains electrons to form a negative ion. Then opposite charges.
What is covalent bonding?
Two non-metals share electrons
Advantages of limestone quarries
provides jobs, crater could be used for lesisure activities (s), crater could be used as a nature reserve or landfill (En), money made from cement/ other building material(E).
Disadvantages of limestone quarries
Loud, lorries are not ecofriendly and may wear away the verges, the jobs are not permanent, costs a lot to set up.
What is the limestone cycle?
CaCO3 -> CaO -> Ca(OH)2(s) -> Ca(OH)2(aq)
What is an ore?
Rock that contains enough metal to make extraction economically viable.
What is reduction with carbon?
Oxygen is removed by heating with carbon in a blast furnace (depends on whether the metal is below carbon on the reactivity series)
`What is electrolysis?
Used to purify copper by splitting it up with electricity (expensive) Copper moves to the negatively charged side of pure copper.
What is a displacement reaction?
Put a reactive metal in a solution of dissolved metal compound. The reactive metal will replace the less reactive metal in the compound.
What is bioleaching?
Uses bacteria to separate copper from copper sulphate
what is phytomining?
grows plants in soil that contains copper then burning the plants to get the copper.
What are some properties of metals?
Strong, ductile, Malleable and conducts heat + electricity